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How did Massukos become involved in spreading the word about water and sanitation?

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How did Massukos become involved in spreading the word about water and sanitation?

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How was Estamos formed? Well an NGO from America was working with the refugees during the war and they heard about Massukos and so they came to us and said you have some good ideas. Some of Massukos band members then decided to get some training in water and sanitation. Ned Breslin (WaterAid) and his wife were a tremendous help. It was at this time that I learned that water sanitation is linked with polio. Simple basic things could have changed my life, like clean water and sanitation. I could have had a better life and for that matter many other children – just if they would have had access to basic clean water and sanitation. In these courses I also learned that a lot of the problems with cholera are due to poor water and the sanitation. Even nowadays people don’t realize the link between poor water and cholera – which is a severe problem in Mozambique. Estamos and Massukos are trying to change this. For example the Massukos Song “Washing Hands” uses local melodies and village expres

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